The effects of a 25% discount on fruits and vegetables: Results of a randomized trial in a three-dimensional web-based supermarket

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Waterlander, Wilma E ^a   Steenhuis, Ingrid H M ^a   de Boer, Michiel R ^a   Schuit, Albertine J ^a   Seidell, Jacob C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food prices; Fruits and vegetables; Pricing intervention; Pricing strategies; Randomized controlled trial; Virtual supermarket

Indexed keywords

OIL; SODIUM CARBONATE; SUGAR; YOGHURT;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BUTTER; CACAO; CALORIE; COFFEE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; FISH; FOOD; FRUIT; HERB; MEAT; MILK; MONEY; NUT; PASTA; POTATO; POULTRY; RICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SPICE; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BUDGET; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

BUDGETS; COMMERCE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SOFTWARE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84856594332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-11     Document Type: Article

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